Snipers provoked military into attacking protesters ahead of Olympics
(NEWSER) - Before there was Tiananmen Square, there was Tlatelolco Plaza. Just 10 days ahead of the 1968 Mexico City Games, army guns fired on a burgeoning movement of student protesters, setting off a government massacre—of anywhere from a handful to 3,000 students—that remains shrouded in mystery to this day. But 40 years later, reports NPR, official documents appear to shed some light on the bloodshed. More»
